For more than six years, Col. Bill Baugh was a prisoner of war in Vietnam. By day, he suffered torture, neglect, malnutrition and the emotional pain of longing for his family. By night, one dream repeatedly haunted his sleep. “I'd be at home, with my family. But I would have to go back to the prison,” he recalls. It only added to the pain. Colonel Baugh did return home for good, in 1973, along with more than 500 other POWs during Op- eration Homecoming. But more than 2,000 other Americans never came home from that conflict. September is National POW/MIA Month, com- memorating those Americans who suffered, died or remain unaccounted for in the service of our country, not only in Vietnam, but in all America’s armed conflicts. Across the United States, military bases, cities and towns will mark their memory with ceremonies and services. —Tech. Sgt. George Hayward Nelrod POW/MIA Recognition Day ial ay sed